David Beckham ‘appoints ex-Premier League star’ and former Lionel Messi team-mate as Inter Miami boss

DAVID BECKHAM has appointed erstwhile Prem prima Javier Mascherano arsenic Inter Miami's caller manager, according to reports.

Mascherano, 40, will present manager his ex-Barcelona team-mates Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Sergio Busquets, and Jordi Alba.

The erstwhile Liverpool prima has signed a semipermanent declaration with the MLS franchise, according to transportation writer Cesar Luis Merlo.

He volition besides permission his presumption arsenic manager of Argentina's under-20 team, wherever helium coaches a fig of Inter Miami's young prospects.

It's Mascherano's archetypal presumption astatine a elder men's nine arsenic the Athletic study that documents are "being prepared".

Gerardo 'Tata' Martino stepped down arsenic gaffer conscionable 3 days agone after Miami's daze elimination from the archetypal circular of the MLS play-offs.

Miami mislaid the three-game bid with a 3-2 decision successful Game 3 to Atlanta United, sealing their exit and ending their 2024 campaign.

Messi, Alba and Suarez played successful each 3 games, with the eight-time Ballon d'Or scoring successful the last loss.

Mascherano joined Liverpool successful 2006 and played 3 seasons astatine Anfield wherever helium formed portion of an unthinkable midfield trio with Steven Gerrard and Xabi Alonso.

Mascherano past went onto to triumph trophies with Messi, Suarez, Alba and Busquets during his 8 seasons astatine Barcelona.

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During his clip successful Spain, Mascherano won 5 LaLiga titles and the Champions League twice.

He's not the archetypal erstwhile Prem prima to instrumentality the reigns astatine Inter, with Phil Neville antecedently managing the nine for two-and-a-half years earlier helium was sacked by pal Beckham.

Martino, who guided Miami to the champion regular play grounds successful MLS past this season, made the determination to permission for idiosyncratic reasons.

The 61-year-old Martino - who besides coached Messi with Barca and Argentina's nationalist squad earlier reuniting with him successful South Florida - gave nary signs of leaving erstwhile the play ended earlier this month.

Miami were 26-9-12 successful MLS regular play and won the Leagues Cup and the Supporters Shield successful 2023.

Mascherano is apt to look a hectic 2025 arsenic the squad volition apt task retired connected different planetary pre-season tour.

There's besides the 34-match MLS slate and Miami volition beryllium 1 of the teams in the Club World Cup that starts successful June arsenic well.

But Miami won't stitchery for grooming campy to commencement the 2025 play until January. 

Mascherano is the latest ex-Messi teammate to articulation the MLS franchise - but the archetypal successful a coaching capacity. 

He coached Argentina astatine the 2024 Paris Olympics to a quarterfinal exit losing retired to metallic medallist France.

It's apt to beryllium the last twelvemonth with each 4 of the team's ex-Barcelona superstars.

Busquets and Messi spot their deals expire aft the 2025 season, Suarez is successful negotiations implicit a one-year extension, and Alba has an enactment for a further twelvemonth connected his deal.